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20thC Louis Vuitton Encyclopedia Britannica Trunk In Monogram Canvas c.1911
20thC Louis Vuitton Encyclopedia Britannica Trunk In Monogram Canvas c.1911

20thC Louis Vuitton Encyclopedia Britannica Trunk In Monogram Canvas c.1911

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

This very unusual trunk, dating from around 1911, was specially commissioned by Encyclopaedia Britannica and is associated with Cambridge. As described in 100 Legendary Trunks by Lou...

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Pl. 465 Antique Print of Roof Structures by Bell, c.1810
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Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'Encyclopedia Britannica'. Artists and Engravers: Engraved by A.

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Set of Four Pig Sticking Prints, Lithographs
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Set of Four Pig Sticking Prints, Lithographs

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

According to the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, it was actively encouraged by military authorities as good training.

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Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Cobalt and Gold Bud Vase, NY Art Glass
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Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Cobalt and Gold Bud Vase, NY Art Glass

By Thomas Buechner III

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

He wrote the glass section for the Encyclopedia Britannica and founded both the Journal of Glass Studies and the New Glass Review.

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Thomas Buechner III for Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Striped Vase, NY Art Glass
Thomas Buechner III for Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Striped Vase, NY Art Glass

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By Thomas Buechner III

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

He wrote the glass section for the Encyclopedia Britannica and founded both the Journal of Glass Studies and the New Glass Review.

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Thomas Buechner III for Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Vase, NY Art Glass
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Located in Clifton Springs, NY

He wrote the glass section for the Encyclopedia Britannica and founded both the Journal of Glass Studies and the New Glass Review.

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Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Oversized Mug or Vase, NY Art Glass, 1983
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By Thomas Buechner III, Vitrex

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

He wrote the glass section for the Encyclopedia Britannica and founded both the Journal of Glass Studies and the New Glass Review.

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Located in Clifton Springs, NY

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By Thomas Kelly, Thomas Buechner III

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

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Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Cased Purple & White Vase, New York Art Glass
Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Cased Purple & White Vase, New York Art Glass

Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Cased Purple & White Vase, New York Art Glass

By Thomas Kelly

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

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Leather Bound Set Encyclopedia Britannica  25 Volumes

Leather Bound Set Encyclopedia Britannica 25 Volumes

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Leather Bound Set Encyclopedia Britannica 25 Volumes

Located in Middleburg, VA

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Eight Decorative 19th Century Antique Leather Bound Display Books
Eight Decorative 19th Century Antique Leather Bound Display Books

Eight Decorative 19th Century Antique Leather Bound Display Books

Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB

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West Indies, 1606

West Indies, 1606

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West Indies, 1606

By Gerard Mercator

Located in Houston, TX

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20thC Louis Vuitton Encyclopedia Britannica Trunk In Monogram Canvas c.1911
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Located in Dallas, TX

He did covers and other illustrations for “Life”, “Fortune”, and “Yachting” magazines, and the Encyclopedia Britannica did a reproduction of his painting “Yacht America”.

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"Join the Navy. The Service for Fighting Men" WWI Recruitment Poster, c.1917

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

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"The Market" by Marion Greenwood

"The Market" by Marion Greenwood

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Unusual Needlework Flag, Made in the Near East for an American Citizen

Unusual Needlework Flag, Made in the Near East for an American Citizen

Located in York County, PA

Many of my clients prefer early flags to show their age and period of use. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines the Near East as including Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, the Gaza Strip, ...

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Rare Set of Encyclopedia Britannica 9th Edition '1878-1889' Vols 1-24 Plus Index

Rare Set of Encyclopedia Britannica 9th Edition '1878-1889' Vols 1-24 Plus Index

By Encyclopaedia Britannica

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Encyclopedia Britannica, 9th Edition 1878 - 1889, Vols. 1-24, Plus Index.

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Pl. 494 Antique Print of Ship Structures by Archibald, c.1810

Pl. 494 Antique Print of Ship Structures by Archibald, c.1810

Located in Langweer, NL

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Famille Rose 19th Century Hexagon Chinese Export Ginger Jar
Famille Rose 19th Century Hexagon Chinese Export Ginger Jar

Famille Rose 19th Century Hexagon Chinese Export Ginger Jar

Located in Lomita, CA

The color palette of Famille Rose was introduced from Europe around 1685 according to Encyclopedia Britannica, and the Chinese during the time, considered the pink and carmine tones ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Directoire Style Wrought Iron Mid-Century Pedestals for Art Objects or Plants
Directoire Style Wrought Iron Mid-Century Pedestals for Art Objects or Plants

Directoire Style Wrought Iron Mid-Century Pedestals for Art Objects or Plants

Located in Lomita, CA

This is also referred to as the neoclassical period, according to Encyclopedia Britannica and it was the last phase of Louis XVI style.

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Set of Four Rare Drawings by Robert Edmond Jones
Set of Four Rare Drawings by Robert Edmond Jones

Set of Four Rare Drawings by Robert Edmond Jones

By Robert Jones

Located in NYC, NY

His obstinacy was the immovable object tenfold and quite impossible to overcome." The Encyclopedia Britannica has this to say of his life: Robert Edmond Jones 1887-1954, Am...

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Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll, Model 2480 Oval Table Desk, 1960s

By Florence Knoll, Knoll

Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant

Florence Knoll described this standard layout in her 1964 “Commercial Interiors” entry for the Encyclopedia Britannica: “In such an office there was always a diagonally-placed desk, ...

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Thomas Buechner III for Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Striped Vase, NY Art Glass
Thomas Buechner III for Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Striped Vase, NY Art Glass

Thomas Buechner III for Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Striped Vase, NY Art Glass

By Thomas Buechner III

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

He wrote the glass section for the Encyclopedia Britannica and founded both the Journal of Glass Studies and the New Glass Review.

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1920s Encyclopedia Britannica Louis Vuitton Trunk
1920s Encyclopedia Britannica Louis Vuitton Trunk

1920s Encyclopedia Britannica Louis Vuitton Trunk

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1920s Encyclopedia Britannica Louis Vuitton Trunk

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Haguenau, FR

Encyclopedia Britannica Louis Vuitton Malle. Stencil monogram made for britannica encyclopedia.

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Set of Red Leather Encyclopedia Britannica Books

Set of Red Leather Encyclopedia Britannica Books

Located in Santa Rosa, CA

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Machine Age bookends

Machine Age bookends

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Machine Age bookends

Located in Treasure Island, CA

You could hold back an entire set of Encyclopedia Britannica with these babies!

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Five Late 18th Century Hand-Colored Engravings of Corals and Seaweed Specimens
Five Late 18th Century Hand-Colored Engravings of Corals and Seaweed Specimens

Five Late 18th Century Hand-Colored Engravings of Corals and Seaweed Specimens

By George Selby Howard

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Coral 51 Royal cyclopedia circa 1790 hand col print. Coral 52 Encyclopedia Britannica 1797 hcol print. Corals – coral lines Encyclopedia Britannica 1797 hcol print.

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Marble-Topped Light Walnut Credenza or Sideboard by Florence Knoll, Mid-Century

Marble-Topped Light Walnut Credenza or Sideboard by Florence Knoll, Mid-Century

Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury

Florence Knoll described this standard layout in her 1964 “Commercial Interiors” entry for the Encyclopedia Britannica: “In such an office there was always a diagonally-placed desk, ...

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Florence Knoll Credenza Sideboard Walnut & Carrara Marble Original, 1970s
Florence Knoll Credenza Sideboard Walnut & Carrara Marble Original, 1970s

Florence Knoll Credenza Sideboard Walnut & Carrara Marble Original, 1970s

By Florence Knoll, Knoll

Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury

Florence Knoll described this standard layout in her 1964 “Commercial Interiors” entry for the Encyclopedia Britannica: “In such an office there was always a diagonally-placed desk, ...

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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19th Century Edwardian Folding Screen in Mahogany & Cotton
19th Century Edwardian Folding Screen in Mahogany & Cotton

19th Century Edwardian Folding Screen in Mahogany & Cotton

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A massive antique English five-panel folding screen from the 19th century, this was probably used in a commercial or hospitality setting to divide a large space into more intimate pr...

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Antique 19th Century English Edwardian Screens and Room Dividers

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Cotton, Mahogany

A large and magnificent Italian Art Nouveau chandelier made of wrought iron
A large and magnificent Italian Art Nouveau chandelier made of wrought iron

A large and magnificent Italian Art Nouveau chandelier made of wrought iron

Located in Milano, IT

Large Italian Art Nouveau Chandelier, circa the 1920s–1930s A magnificent and highly decorative large Italian Art Nouveau chandelier, dating from approximately the 1920s–1930s, dist...

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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Large 26" x  26" Art Deco 2-color Hexagon Neon Clock by  NEON DISPLAYS INC.
Large 26" x  26" Art Deco 2-color Hexagon Neon Clock by  NEON DISPLAYS INC.

Large 26" x 26" Art Deco 2-color Hexagon Neon Clock by NEON DISPLAYS INC.

By Neon Products

Located in Buffalo, NY

Large 26" x 26" Art Deco 2-color Hexagon Neon Clock by NEON DISPLAYS INC. ,, Super clean example, Original clock face..Unusual original hands..Not certain ,but the outer neon tube ...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall Clocks

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Grand Tour: Roman ruins, cast marble
Grand Tour: Roman ruins, cast marble

Grand Tour: Roman ruins, cast marble

$9,018 / set

H 28.35 in W 27.56 in D 20.08 in

Grand Tour: Roman ruins, cast marble

Located in MILL, NL

Giant decorative architectural models of the Roman ruins of the Temple of Castor and Pollux and the Temple of Vespasian and Titus, modelled on ancient originals, Rome, Italy. Mid-20...

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Mid-20th Century Architectural Models

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Other

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